random model query :

// Inside of Controller Class

function _getReal($id,$name_of_table)
{
$Q=$this->db->where('id',$id)->get($name_of_table);
if($Q->num_rows()>0){return $Q;}else{return FALSE;}
}
function _getLastRecord($name_of_table)
{
$Q=$this->db->select("id")->order_by('id DESC')->limit("1")->get($name_of_table
)->row_array();
return $Q['id'];
}
function getrandom()
{
$name_of_table="news";
$id=rand(1,$this->_getLastRecord($name_of_table));
if($this->_getReal($id,$name_of_table)!==FALSE)
{
echo $id;
// Here goes your code
}
else
{
$this->getrandom();
}
// END

another :
function get_random_page()
{
$this->db->order_by('id', 'RANDOM');
$this->db->limit(1);
$query = $this->db->get('pages');
return $query->result_array();
}